The Tattooed Poets Project: Puma PerlOur final installment of the fourth annual Tattooed Poets Project is from a repeat contributor, Puma Perl. Puma graced us last year with this contribution. Puma wanted to share her newest tattoo with us, and I couldn't possibly turn her down after I saw it: Puma explains:"This tattoo was just fini…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Shana WolsteinOur penultimate tattooed poet is Shana Wolstein, who sent us this photo:Shana explains:The word 'always,' was the first tattoo I got. It's on my left-wrist, facing me. The song 'Always,' by Irving Berlin, was what my mother used to sing to us when we were sad as children. My sister got a similar tat…
The Tattooed Poets Project : Joolz DenbyOur second tattooed poet today, Joolz Denby, hails from Great Britain. Not only is she a tattooed poet, she is a tattoo artist, as well, tattooing out of her shop, Studio Bijoux, in Bradford, UK.Joolz sent us this photo of one of her tattoos:Joolz explains:"This tattoo is from the Dylan Thomas poem…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Ali JacsOn this, the penultimate day of our fourth annual Tattooed Poets Project, we will be featuring a pair of tattooed spoken word artists.First up is Ali Jacs, who shared her tattoo in its sketch stageand in its final state:Ali explains:"I got the ... tattoo in January 2010 after a bit of a dark yet ver…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Danielle ShuttOur next tattooed poet is Danielle Shutt., who sent us two photos.First is a shot from right after she got inked in June 2007:And then, a close-up of the tattoo:Danielle explains:"My wrist tattoo came out of my own mindless notebook scribblings. It's two intertwined S's, representing my younger sibl…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Francesco GrisanzioEvery year I meet at least one of the poets featured on the Tattooed Poets Project. Francesco Grisanzio lives in New York and I got the chance to personally photograph his tattoos, which he offered up for us here on Tattoosday: Francesco explained:"My tattoos are of the characters from a comic stri…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Julie KantorAs we wind up the Tattooed Poets Project on this, the home stretch of April, we are double-posting to accommodate the record number of submissions we received this year.Our second tattooed poet of the day is Julie Kantor.Julie sent us these photos:Julie explains:"It was a very early morning in Portl…
The Tattooed Poets Project - Heather TruettUp next on the Tattooed Poets Project is Heather Truett, who sent us this photo:along with a shot of the tattooist at work:These may appear as three seemingly simple Hebrew letters, but there is more to this piece than just a Hebrew word, as Heather elaborates: “The tattoo was a 27th birthday gift …
The Tattooed Poets Project: Will RobyToday's tattooed poet is Will Roby.It is also the birth date of the philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein.You might think these two items are unrelated, but you'd be wrong.Here is the tattoo Will selected for us: Will elaborates: "I am a huge fan of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, and I'm interest…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Alex DrydenToday's tattooed poet, Alex Dryden, shared his body art with us, displaying what to many poets, and fans of poetry, is a universal image:That is, of course, a red wheelbarrow, a common item made famous by William Carlos Williams' iconic poem:The Red Wheelbarrowso much depends upon a red wheel barrow…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Michael TorresOur second tattooed poet of the day is Michael Torres.Michael sent in photos of two tattoos, including this one:Michael informs us that the set of words inscribed on his flesh "...is a poem called Oh Yes by Charles Bukowski. I got it done at Por Vida Tattoo in Upland, California. I got it done becau…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Natasha DennersteinAs we enter into the last week of this, our fourth annual Tattooed Poets Project, things are picking up speed and readers should check back later in the day, after 3:00 PM EDT, as we have days of "double postings," to accommodate demand and greater interest among the participating poets.Although, I'…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Izzy OneiricToday's tattooed poet is Izzy Oneiric, who sends us this amazing shot of her sleeve:I'll let Izzy take it from here:"My sleeve took 11 years to complete. The figure in the center is Dream from the Sandman graphic novel. I first saw it when I was 14, and knew instantly I wanted it tattooed. I got it …
The Tattooed Poets Project: Bianca StoneToday's poet is Bianca Stone, who I met last year at the Best American Poetry 2011 launch reading. I spoke to her about contributing then and, true to her word, she was the first poet to confirm her participation this year.Bianca sent me this photo:She explains:"At first this was just a tattoo of Pi…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Michael Henry LeeBeginning in the second year of the Tattooed Poets Project, we experienced the thrill of having poets from previous years return to share more ink.This year is no exception, and the first of two repeat contributors is Michael Henry Lee.Last year, he contributed "work inspired by his spiritual convic…
